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. UNITED STATES PATENT OF I E.

\VILLIAM S. PATES, OF AL'ION, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TQ THE HAPGO'OD' PLOW COMPANY,

OF SAME PLACE.

CULTIVATORQ SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 295,937, dated April 1, 1884.

I I Application filed January 11, 1884 (No model.)

' To all whom, it may concern-- Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. PATES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Alton, in the county of Madison and- State of Illi nois, have inventeda new and usefullmprovement in Cultivators, of which the following is a specification.

The nature of my invention relates to improvements in tongueless cultivators.

The invention will first be described in the specification with reference to the drawings, and afterward pointed out in the claims, as follows: V

Referring to the drawings, like letters refer to like parts in. all the figures, in which Figure l is a side elevation with the near wheel and a part of the draft-bar removed. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation View with the plows removed, showing a rear view of how the wheels areconnected to the axle. Fig. 3 is a plan or top view with the plows removed, showing how, the wheels swing on the swivel E, and how the wheels are kept parallel by the axle-bar G. Fig. 4 is a view (enlarged) of a part of the axle with parts attached, asshown in Fig. 2, showing how the sleeve J, the swivel E, and thelstop-lock I are constructed and attached. Fig. 5 is another view of the swivel shown in Fig. 4, showing how the swivel is rigidly attached to the axle by the bolt f. Fig. 6 is a view of the draft-bar F, (enlarged,) showing how it may be constructed of one piece bent U'shaped. Fig. 7 is a top view (enlarged) of the spindle D; and Fig. 8 is a rear view of same, showing how the head d, with the lug e, is constructed on the inner end of the spindle. Fig. 9 is a View (enlarged) of the stop-lock I, showing its construction and how it may be attached to the sleeve J by the boltg, inserted through its open end, and how its outer end, is stopped against the axle H A. Fig. 10 is a view (enlarged) showing how the swivel E may be constructed witha closed eye or collar, and that a rivet may be used to rigidly attach the swivel to the axle.

' A represents the axle, B the wheels, and-O the plows, of an ordinary cultivator of the tongueless class. The frame consists of the axle A, provided with vibrating or swinging spindles the draft-bar F.

l E represents the swivel, connecting the spin- ;dle D to the axle A. The said swivel is constructed with the open eye or collar a,the

perforated lips a, the shoulder b, and the rounded part b. The said rounded part is screw-threaded and provided with a nut, f, and a washer, 7, may be seated under the nut, as shown. In operation, the said collar embraces the arm of the axle A. A bolt, f, insorted in the said perforated lips and screwed tight, rigidly attaches the swivel to the axle. The said rounded part extends through the perforated head d, the shoulder 12 seated on the upper side and the nut f on the under side,

so as to admit the swivel turning swiveling on the said head, so thatthe said spindle is connected to the axle by a swinging joint. I sometimes make the swivel with a closed-ring collar, which may be riveted or shrunk rigidly to the axle, as will be understood by inspecting Fig. 10. Y

IF represents the draft-bar, constructed U- shaped, as shown, its legs straddling the wheel B, and both legs of its open end attached with bolts tot-he spindle D, its closed end being in front of the wheel and thereon formed or supporting a hook or clevis, h, connecting the single-tree H. The said draftbar F may be' constructed of asingle bar bent U-shaped, as shown in Figs. 6 and 2. It also may be madeof two bars boltedtogether at its closed end, in'which one part may be overlapping the other aud united together with the bolt 1;, as shown in Fig. 3,without departing from my invention. The object of thus constructing the draft-bar with the axle-bar and frame is to provide for side or twisting strain upon the draft-bars, caused by the axlebar G andthe single-trees H being out of the line of pivots, and whereby the draft-horses may have greater space between them and be lessliabletotrampleuponthecorn. Bymyimprovements the single-trees may be connected on a line of or outside of thewheel-tread, instead of inside on the line of the pivotal connections of the spindles and axle, affording more room for the horses than heretofore.

I represents the stop-lock, which may be constructed with an eye, m, rigidly attached to the sleeve J by the bolt 9, andits outer end provided with the arm 9, reaching about the front side of the axle A, for the purpose of preventing the said axle from falling forward.

The plows O are connected to the sleeve J by any suitable wellknown means, as shown, by which the said SIGGVG turns 011 the axle in their upand-down movement, as when the plow is down the arm 9 will be stopped against the axle, preventing the axle from falling forward.

I am aware that a bar (so-called runners adapted to support the axle has been used, said bar attached to the outer end of the spindle, extending forward, and attached to the draw-bar near the draft-hook in advance of the wheel. Such I do not claim. And I am aware that stops adapted to abut against the axle are not new. Therefore I do not herein broadly claim such.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim,and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s

1. In a tongueless cultivator, the frame consisting of the arched axle provided with horizontal arms, the spindles provided with the perforated head and the lug, the swivel E, the draft-bar, constructed U-shaped, one leg thereof attached to the outer end of the spindle,and the other leg attached to the said lug, and the axle-bar G, in combination, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The spindle D, provided with the perforated head and the lug, in combination with the arched axle provided with horizontal 5 arms, the said spindle connected to the said axle by a swivel, permitting the said spindle to swing, as shown, and with the draft-bar, the said lug attached to the said draft-bar with a bolt, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.-

3. The swivel E, constructed with the openmouthed eye or collar, with perforated lips adapted to be drawn together by means of a bolt and nut, the shoulder and the rounded extension screw-threaded, as shown, in combination with the arched axle provided with horizontal arms, and spindles provided with the perforated head, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

at. The draft-bar, constructed U-shaped, its legs straddling the wheel, in combination with the spindle provided with the perforated, head and the lug, one leg of the said draftbar attached to the outer end of the said spindle, the other leg attached to the said lug, as shown, and for the purpose specified.

5. Thestop-lock I, constructed with an eye, m, and provided with the arm '9, in combination with the sleeve J and the axle A, the said eye clasped to the sleeve with the bolt and the said arm adapted to stop and abut against the said axle, as specified, and for the purpose set forth.

6. In a tongueless cultivator, the combina tion of the axle A, wheels B, spindle D, swivel E, draft-bar F, axle-bar G, sleeve J, stop-lock I, and plow O, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

WVILLIAM S; PATES.

Witnesses:

WILLIA It. PINOKARD, F. H. FERGUSON. 

